Table 1

Baseline characteristics of continuous (above) and categorical (below) variables in all patients with type 2 diabetes or according to the statin category

Variables	ALL			Statin category									p Value
				None			Low intensity			Moderate intensity
	Average	SD	Number	Average	SD	Number	Average	SD	Number	Average	SD	Number
Age (years)	66.3	9.6	600	66.5	10.2	276	67.7	9.5	186	64.1	8.1	138	0.004^a
BMI (kg/m²)	25.2	4.2	600	24.7	4.1	276	25.9	4.6	186	25.3	3.9	138	0.01^a
Sys BP (mm Hg)	136.4	18.3	598	136.1	18.0	275	135.9	17.4	185	137.9	20.1	138	0.57
Dia BP (mm Hg)	73.4	10.9	596	72.8	10.5	275	73.1	11.1	184	74.9	11.5	137	0.18
IVS (mm)	10.2	2.0	582	10.3	2.1	268	10.1	1.9	179	10.0	2.2	135	0.22
LVPW (mm)	10.2	1.7	579	10.1	1.7	266	10.2	1.5	178	10.2	1.7	135	0.66
LVDd (mm)	48.5	7.7	600	48.4	7.5	276	48.1	7.3	186	49.3	8.8	138	0.38
LVDs (mm)	32.6	9.0	594	32.3	8.7	272	32.5	8.7	184	33.3	9.9	138	0.53
EF (%)	55.9	13.3	594	56.6	13.1	272	55.1	14.0	184	55.7	12.7	138	0.51
E/A	1.1	4.3	415	0.9	0.7	174	0.9	0.5	135	1.7	8.4	106	0.29
DcT (ms)	231.8	60.9	439	232.6	63.3	187	231.7	62.3	144	230.6	54.8	108	0.96
ln [BNP (pg/mL)]	3.69	1.26	600	3.68	1.30	276	3.73	1.25	186	3.65	1.22	138	0.83
T-chol (mg/dL)	185.3	41.9	599	185.6	43.4	276	185.3	34.0	185	184.8	48.2	138	0.99
TG (mg/dL)	152.5	105.4	550	151.9	113.6	251	142.9	71.8	171	166.4	124.0	128	0.16
HDL-chol (mg/dL)	42.4	12.6	596	41.6	12.9	274	43.0	11.7	184	43.0	13.0	138	0.43
LDL-chol (mg/dL)	112.1	31.7	534	113.7	27.8	242	113.6	29.8	169	106.7	40.0	123	0.10
FPG (mg/dL)	151.3	52.9	550	146.8	47.6	251	154.9	59.2	172	155.3	53.6	127	0.19
HbA1c (%)	9.1	1.8	600	9.0	1.8	276	9.2	1.7	186	9.4	1.7	138	0.04^a
HbA1c (mmol/mol)	76	19.7		75	1.8		77	18.6		79	18.6
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m²)	64.8	25.0	600	67.2	26.6	276	63.5	22.7	186	61.8	24.6	138	0.08

Variables	Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent		Number	Per cent

Gender (male)	410	68		193	70		116	62		101	73		0.09
Smoking	117	20		51	18		32	17		34	25		0.10
Alcohol	274	46		136	49		78	42		60	43		0.10
Hypertension	492	82		213	77		161	87		118	86		0.02^a
LV asynergy	174	29		49	18		63	34		62	46		0.0001^a
CHF	53	9		25	9		17	9		11	8		0.91
CAD	318	53		114	41		110	59		94	68		0.0001^a
Valvular diseases	36	10		25	16.0		5	4.6		6	6.5		0.0036^a
Atrial fibrillation	62	10		36	13.0		18	9.7		8	5.8		0.069
PAD	87	15		25	9.1		37	19.9		25	18.1		0.002^a

^ap<0.05.
BMI, body mass index; BNP, B-type natriuretic peptide; CAD, coronary artery disease; CHF, congestive heart failure; DcT, deceleration time; Dd, diastolic dimension; Dia BP, diastolic blood pressure; Ds, systolic dimension; E/A, the ratio of peak early LV filling velocity to late diastolic atrial filling velocity; EF, ejection fraction; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; IVS, interventricular septum; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; LV, left ventricular; PAD, peripheral artery disease; PW, posterior wall; Sys BP, systolic blood pressure; T-chol, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride.